diff --git a/applets/appmenu/lib/appmenuapplet.h b/applets/appmenu/lib/appmenuapplet.h
index fc9e8a7ba..b2d1f17d0 100644
--- a/applets/appmenu/lib/appmenuapplet.h
+++ b/applets/appmenu/lib/appmenuapplet.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class AppMenuApplet : public Plasma::Applet
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
+    Q_PROPERTY(QObject *containment READ containment CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QAbstractItemModel *model READ model WRITE setModel NOTIFY modelChanged)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(int view READ view WRITE setView NOTIFY viewChanged)
diff --git a/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 755dd848d..79bab59c6 100644
--- a/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ Item {
 
     AppMenuPrivate.AppMenuModel {
         id: appMenuModel
+        containmentStatus: Plasmoid.nativeInterface.containment.status
         screenGeometry: Plasmoid.screenGeometry
         onRequestActivateIndex: Plasmoid.nativeInterface.requestActivateIndex(index)
         Component.onCompleted: {
diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
index 3c58e18d1..3de362f07 100644
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ void AppMenuModel::update()
 
 void AppMenuModel::onActiveWindowChanged()
 {
+    // Do not change active window when panel gets focus
+    // See ShellCorona::init() in shell/shellcorona.cpp
+    if (m_containmentStatus == Plasma::Types::AcceptingInputStatus) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     const QModelIndex activeTaskIndex = m_tasksModel->activeTask();
     const QString objectPath = m_tasksModel->data(activeTaskIndex, TaskManager::AbstractTasksModel::ApplicationMenuObjectPath).toString();
     const QString serviceName = m_tasksModel->data(activeTaskIndex, TaskManager::AbstractTasksModel::ApplicationMenuServiceName).toString();
diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
index dc609d9d8..1722cf726 100644
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <tasksmodel.h>
 
+#include <Plasma/Containment>
+
 class QMenu;
 class QModelIndex;
 class QDBusServiceWatcher;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ class AppMenuModel : public QAbstractListModel
     Q_PROPERTY(bool menuAvailable READ menuAvailable WRITE setMenuAvailable NOTIFY menuAvailableChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool visible READ visible NOTIFY visibleChanged)
 
+    Q_PROPERTY(Plasma::Types::ItemStatus containmentStatus MEMBER m_containmentStatus NOTIFY containmentStatusChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QRect screenGeometry READ screenGeometry WRITE setScreenGeometry NOTIFY screenGeometryChanged)
 
 public:
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void menuAvailableChanged();
     void modelNeedsUpdate();
+    void containmentStatusChanged();
     void screenGeometryChanged();
     void visibleChanged();
 
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ private:
     bool m_updatePending = false;
     bool m_visible = true;
 
+    Plasma::Types::ItemStatus m_containmentStatus = Plasma::Types::PassiveStatus;
     TaskManager::TasksModel *m_tasksModel;
 
     //! current active window used